Uighurs in China – in pictures

Uighurs in China – in pictures

Kevin Frayer from Getty Images documents the life of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province, in northern China. Xinjiang has been beset for years by violence, which the government blames on Islamist militants or separatists who it says want an independent state called East Turkestan. Exiled Uighur groups and human rights activists say the government’s repressive policies in Xinjiang, including controls on Islam, have provoked unrest